Fire Brigades
Chapter 296-811, WAC
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Effective Date:
03/01/06 |
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Your Responsibility
To inform brigade members of special hazards
in the workplace and train them for their brigade functions.
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Special hazards
You must
- Develop, include in training, and make available
to brigade members, written procedures that describe the following:
- – The special hazards they may
encounter in their workplace.
- – The actions they need to take
in situations that involve these hazards.
- Inform brigade members of any changes to
those hazards, or the actions to take, when changes happen.
- – Examples of special hazards include
storing and using flammable liquids and gases, toxic chemicals,
and radioactive substances.
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Fire fighting training
You must
- Make sure training that a brigade member receives
elsewhere that meets one or more requirements in Table
1, Training for brigade members, has been:
- – Received within the past year;
- – Documented as having been received,
such as with a completion certificate.
- Provide training frequently enough to keep
brigade members able to do their functions satisfactorily and
safely.
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Note:
- You may choose to train more often,
monthly or even weekly, for some equipment or techniques.
Consult fire training resources, such as the International
Fire Service Training Association, the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA), or the International Society of Fire
Service Instructors, for recommendations about fire training
schools or programs.
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You must
Table 1
Training for Brigade Members
| For these brigade members |
Provide training that’s |
At these times |
| All brigade members, including leaders,
trainers, and incident commanders |
- Appropriate to their assigned duties
and functions
- Appropriate to special hazards in the
workplace.
- Similar to that of reputable fire training
schools
- A combination of hands-on and classroom
experiences.
- Suited to the industry you are part
of, such as oil refining or chemical processing
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- Initially before they do any fire brigade
emergency activities
AND
- Every year after initial training
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| Brigade members assigned to do interior
structural fire fighting |
All of the above plus the following:
- Specific training in interior structural
fire fighting
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At the above times plus the following:
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| Brigade members assigned as leaders,
training instructors, or both |
All of the above plus the following:
- Additional training that’s more
comprehensive than that of other brigade members and appropriate
to their assigned duties and functions
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As needed to maintain their expertise
at a higher level than that of other brigade members |
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